HPAIR's annual conferences have drawn prestigious speakers from around the world. These speakers have included prominent business leaders, distinguished faculty from preeminent universities, and renowned leaders from Asian governments. Below is a list of some of our most notable past speakers:
The Honorable Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General, United Nations
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea
Surin Pitsuwan
Secretary General, the Secretary-General of ASEAN
Raja Nazrin Shah
Crown Prince of Perak, Malaysia
His Excellency Kim Dae-jung
Former President, Republic of South Korea
Laureate, Nobel Peace Prize, 2000
His Excellency Rudolfo Severino
Director General, Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
His Excellency S. R. Nathan
President, Singapore
His Excellency Kim Young-sam
Former President, Republic of South Korea
His Excellency Prince Norodom Ranariddh
Prime Minister, Cambodia
His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki
Japan Ambassador to the United States
The Honorable Swanee Grace Hunt
Former United States Ambassador to Austria
The Honorable J. Thomas Schieffer
Former United States Ambassador to Japan
His Excellency The Right Reverend Peter Hollingworth
Governor General, Australia
His Excellency Dato' Ajit Singh
Secretary General, ASEAN
The Honorable Song Sang-Hyun
Justice, International Criminal Court
The Honorable Sasaki Takeshi
President, University of Tokyo
The Honorable Joseph Prueher
Former United States Ambassador to P.R. China
The Honorable Narongchai Akrasanee
Minister of Commerce, Thailand
The Honorable Dr Jesus Estanislao
Minister of Finance, Philippines
The Honorable Alexander Downer
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Australia
Rear Admiral Teo Chee Hean
Minister of Education and Defense, Republic of Singapore
Admiral Seri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Noor
Chief of Navy, Malaysia
Thierry Porte
President and CEO, Shinsei Bank; Chairman, Japan-US Friendship Commission
Shigeharu Suzuki
President and CEO, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Anne Krueger
First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF
Ruimin Zhang
CEO, Haier
Ambassador Richard Solomon
President, Institute of Peace
Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Former Director of the Center for International Development, Harvard University
Professor Ezra Vogel
Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University
Professor Carter Eckert
Director of the Korea Institute, Harvard University
Professor Roderick Macfarquhar
Chairman, Department of Government, Harvard University
Professor Wm. Theodore de Bary
John Mitchell Mason Professor and Provost Emeritus, Columbia University
Professor Dwight Perkins
Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School
Former Director of the Asia Center, Harvard University
Professor Susan Pharr
Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University
Professor Julio Frenk
Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health; Former Secretary of Health of Mexico
Professor Anthony Saich
Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University, Director of Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Professor Dale W. Jorgenson
Samuel W. Morris University Professor at Harvard University
Professor Richard Cooper
Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Harvard University
Bill Emmott
Chief Editor, The Economist
Foong Wai Fong
Founder and CEO, Megatrends Asia
Victor Fung
Chairman, Prudential Asia
Vincent Lo
Chairman, Shui On Group
Fred Hu
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asia
Philip Murphy
Former President, Goldman Sachs Asia
Charles Zhang
CEO, Sohu.com
Constantijn Claessens
Principal Economist, World Bank
Frank-Jurgen Richter
Asia Director, World Economic Forum
David Li
Chair and CEO, the Bank of East Asia
